Smoothies

Highly nutrious energy foods and easy to digest

Dates are highly nutritious, add sweetness and eating 6 a day in the weeks approaching birth help soften and ripen the cervix. Honey, agave, maple syrup can also be used to sweeten naturally if needed. Use organic produce especially soft fruits like berries where possible to eradicate pesticides and chemicals. Organic non dairy milks like almond, coconut, hazelnut, soya, oat,… are better than inorganic cows milk which is often ladened with agricultural pesticides, antibiotics and hormones, excluding the lactase enzymes which humans don’t produce to break down lactose and can lead to gut intolerances. I also add a splash of essential fatty acid omega 3,6 & 9 oils like udos, viridian beauty oil, fish, hemp or flaxseed oil and a tsp of organic coconut oil, which helps lubricate the internal passages, recommended before labour, as well as being a good fat. Nuts and seeds can be added fibre and vitamins, like almonds, walnuts, flax, hemp seeds,… Wheatgerm rich in B vitamins or organic oats can also be added. including 1tsp of protein powder, collagen, maca, lacuma, moringa, spirulina,… Endless variations.

Green smoothie

One banana, one avocado, heaped tblsp virgin coconut oil, heaped tblsp cacao nibs, tsp powdered chlorella, spirulina or handful of spinach leaves, heaped tsp protein powder & any other superfoods e.g baobab, lacuma or maca powder (good for balancing hormones) splash almond or rice milk & water/coconut water to thin mixture, agave/maple syrup/honey/mediooj dates to sweeten

Breakfast Smoothie

Handful Oats, goji berries, tblsp virgin coconut oil, tblsp ground nuts & seeds, pinch of cinnamon, tsp of powdered lacuna, maca (balances hormones) or baobab, handful of berries e.g. raspberries, blueberries or strawberries, splash of almond, oat or rice milk, water to thin mixture

Goji Spiced smoothie

Blend together
1 large banana
1&1/2 cups coconut milk
1heaped tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp goji berries
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp macs powder
1 tsp cacao nibs
1 tsp coconut oil
1 tbsp omega 3,6,9 oil eg. udos/viridian beauty oil

Pineapple Smoothie

1/4 cup almond milk
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 cup of pineapple chunks fresh or frozen
1 banana peeled
2tsp flaxseeds
1tbsp wheatgerm
1 tsp hemp oil

Super Green Smoothie

This is particularly good for diabetics, as most berries are low in carbohydrates. The American Diabetics Association named blueberries as a ‘diabetic superfood’, so blend and enjoy

handful of cacao nibs
1 avocado
1 cup of organic berries
2 cups of fresh spinach
2 cups water and splash of milk
1/4″ fresh ginger or squeezed tbsp to taste
1 tsp coconut oil
1 tbsp omega 3,6,9 oil eg. udos/viridian beauty oil

Mango Chilli Avocado Smoothie

Combining fresh fruit and a spicy kick, this is just the drink to refresh and satisfy.

1 avocado
1 banana
1 cup of fresh or frozen mango
1tbsp chilli oil
1 cup plain low fat or full fat yogurt
3tbsp honey
1 cup of ice
1 tbsp omega 3,6,9 oil eg. udos/viridian beauty oil

Golden Milk Smoothie

This smoothie combines healing spices with lacuna, a nutrient dense, low glycemic sweetner made from a Peruvian fruit. Lacuna is also rich in prebiotic fibre, which feeds those good probiotic bacteria in your gut.

1 cup frozen steamed zucchini
1 cup of non dairy milk eg cashew, coconut,..
1 1/2 tsps chia seeds
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2″ fresh ginger or squeezed tbsp to taste
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp lacuma powder
1/4 cup organic rolled oats
Pinch of freshly ground black pepper

Goji Spiced smoothie

Amelia’s Chocolate Milk

Meediooj dates, tahini, cacao nibs or paste, cashew nuts, soaked overnight and a splash of milk of your choice ie almond, hazelnut, cashew, plant, oat,… Blend together

Energy Ball Recipe

Great for labour & postnatally
250g Medjool dates or dried unsulphured apricots or a mix, half jar almond, cashew, peanut butter (more salty), handful goji berries, 2-3 tblsp virgin coconut oil, handful of ground nuts & seeds, e.g. pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, almonds, cashews, pecans, walnuts, etc,… cup of ground cacao nibs, tblsp lacuna &/or maca, half cup of cacao butter broken into small pieces
Put all ingredients in a food processor with a very little water if too dry so you can get a spoonful to roll into a ball. Get the kids to roll into balls & roll into chopped nuts, cacao powder or dessicated coconut as an outer covering. Put in fridge to firm up &
Enjoy